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South Tyneside road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 420 road traffic collisions in South Tyneside in 1996, and 543 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1995 (387), and casualties rose from 513.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,915 collisions in South Tyneside.

Collisions in 1996
420
Up 9% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
543
Up 6% on 1995
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
16% of collisions

Crash severity in South Tyneside in 1996

0.5% of collisions in South Tyneside in 1996 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in South Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6616%
  • Slight35284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious6913%
  • Slight47287%

South Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 488 in 1982. 1996 is highlighted, with 420, up 9% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025150173
2024175215
2023143168
2022160190
2021136154
2020164201
2019185229
2018194245
2017227280
2016242316
2015253326
2014279388
2013245300
2012261336
2011294403
2010312413
2009320415
2008310423
2007330418
2006338434
2005376503
2004398513
2003375537
2002398533
2001396517
2000422547
1999391517
1998427550
1997432564
1996420543
1995387513
1994390534
1993372477
1992422522
1991424553
1990437521
1989434565
1988423540
1987387508
1986410497
1985394484
1984409512
1983422512
1982488599
1981440539
1980446544
1979477583

When and where crashes happen in South Tyneside in 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday66 (16%)
  • Wednesday65 (15%)
  • Thursday64 (15%)
  • Friday83 (20%)
  • Saturday39 (9.3%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (5.5%)
  • February34 (8.1%)
  • March30 (7.1%)
  • April43 (10%)
  • May35 (8.3%)
  • June31 (7.4%)
  • July28 (6.7%)
  • August36 (8.6%)
  • September33 (7.9%)
  • October39 (9.3%)
  • November45 (11%)
  • December43 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight301 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds343 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry279 (66%)
  • Wet or damp132 (31%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph340 (81%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph20 (4.8%)
  • 70 mph33 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (18%)
  • Roundabout42 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Tyneside in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant316 (58%)
  • Pedestrian134 (25%)
  • Cyclist40 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.4%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 1051 (9.4%)
  • 11 to 1542 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 2059 (11%)
  • 21 to 2549 (9%)
  • 26 to 35119 (22%)
  • 36 to 4571 (13%)
  • 46 to 5558 (11%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.7%)
  • Over 7513 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider273 (50%)
  • Passenger136 (25%)
  • Pedestrian134 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car590 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach31 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.5%)
  • Motorcycle14 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Tyneside in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in South Tyneside

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Tyneside ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Tyneside had fewer road collisions than 225 of them in 1996.

Collisions
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
244th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in South Tyneside with the most crashes in 1996

The A184 and A194 had the most collisions in South Tyneside in 1996, with 36 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Tyneside, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA184365605
2ndA194364814
3rdA1300273804
4thA185273605
5thA1018262902
6thB1298263005
7thA19182101
8thB1301131905
9thA183121703
10thB1516101002
11thB12974501
12thB12994501
13thB13064401
14thB13033301
15thA12902200
16thA1951200
17thB13021201

Towns in South Tyneside: crashes in 1996

South Shields had the most collisions of any town in South Tyneside in 1996: 166.

Postcode districts in South Tyneside: crashes in 1996

NE34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Tyneside in 1996: 129.

Latest crashes in South Tyneside in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in South Tyneside in 1996, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

South Tyneside road accidents in other years